Public sector employers will need to divert money from pensions into pay if they are to stem a recruitment and retention crisis across the sector, a leading think-tank has said.
The ability to attract and retain top talent often stands as the defining factor of organisational success. But, in a world where the only constant is change, adopting new practices and ideas can...
South Cambridgeshire District Council plans to continue its four-day working week, despite government opposition, claiming the pilot has improved staff recruitment and retention.
Proposals to improve training and career prospects for care workers to help alleviate an ongoing workforce crisis may only “scratch the surface” and ignore the impact of low pay, experts have said.
Workforce shortages have forced Scottish NHS boards to spend more on expensive temporary staff to fill gaps, the Scottish Conservatives have claimed after making Freedom of Information requests.
A fair and funded pay rise for council workers would help to alleviate some of the financial strain on authorities and improve recruitment and retention, a senior union official has said.
English councils have been asked again by the government not to pursue four-day working week pilots in “any format” as Whitehall commits to “exploring other measures” to prevent the practice.
Public bodies should prioritise investment in long-term training to “carve new pathways for career progression” to improve recruitment and retention, researchers at Mazars have said, with finance...
Proposals to freeze the recruitment of police staff in Scotland will worsen conditions for existing employees and could leave services at unsafe staffing levels, bodies representing those staff have...
Plans to boost long-term recruitment into the NHS have been broadly welcomed, but could be at risk due to expensive temporary staffing arrangements, experts have said.
The economy would benefit by billions of pounds per year if healthcare waiting lists are reduced in line with government plans, but doing so will be impossible without investment in the social care...
Low investment and a reliance on interim staff in council finance teams will make it difficult to find “the next generation of section 151 officers”, experts at Grant Thornton have said.
South Cambridgeshire District Council is considering plans for a three-month trial of a four-day working for desk staff, to help improve staff recruitment and retention.
Government-appointed commissioners helping Slough Borough Council get its finances back on a sustainable footing have had their powers extended to cover senior officer recruitment.
Police officers, nurses, midwives and teachers are most likely to stay in their professions out of the overall UK workforce, according to new research.
The challenges facing local government pension schemes may overlap, but need not be insurmountable, writes Tiffany Tsang of the Pensions and Lifetime Savings Association
The price of a university degree is prompting young people to look at alternative career routes. Apprentices learn on the job, as well as in the classroom, while being paid. How should public sector...
